Cybersecurity

Budworm Strikes Again: Updated SysUpdate Targets Government and Telecom Sectors

The Budworm APT group is evolving its cyber arsenal. In the latest discovery, Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team identified that Budworm has adapted and upgraded one of its primary tools. Two significant entities, an Asian government and a Middle Eastern telecommunication firm, were targeted with this renewed strategy. Diving into the Details In August 2023, Budworm, […]

Cybersecurity

Budworm: APT Group Uses Updated Custom Tool in Attacks on Government and Telecoms Org

The Budworm advanced persistent threat (APT) group continues to actively develop its toolset. Most recently, the Threat Hunter Team in Symantec, part of Broadcom, discovered Budworm using an updated version of one of its key tools to target a Middle Eastern telecommunications organization and an Asian government. Both attacks occurred in August 2023. Budworm (aka LuckyMouse, Emissary Panda, […]